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Clowns draw smiles on Gazan children's faces
Children in Gaza are suffering psychological trauma due to the recent offensive on Gaza3/9/2015
Children and adults in Gaza gather around for a show (MEE/Mohammed Asad)
With children in Gaza unable to recover from the trauma of last summer's Israeli offensive on the coastal enclave, locals have launched an initiative that attempts to take their minds off the war.
Twenty-seven-year-old psychologist Jaber Thabit, along with a team of volunteers, brought together a group of entertainers, clowns, singers and face painters in his neighbourhood of Shujaya in eastern Gaza on Friday.
"I wanted to do something to compensate, even a little, for the lack of organisations that aim to provide children with fun and entertainment,” Thabit told MEE.
The initiative is sponsored by the Palestine Trauma Centre (PTC).
- See more at: http://www.middleeasteye.net/news/clowns-draw-smiles-gazan-childrens-faces-2121964340#sthash.er9DSAvu.dpuf
